The Genius

“You’re a god damn Genius!”

Drill Sergeant

From: Forrest Gump – 1994

When you’re living in times of (political) uncertainty you can at least take your time and think carefully about what’s happening. Well, now I must confess I made a mistake: I was underestimating Beppe Grillo. This man ain’t only the one who created the 5Stars Movement, ain’t just an internet guru, ain’t simply the most infallible leader… This man is a genius!

He attacks the Unions (they should disappear), says that anti-fascism ain’t one of his problems (showing in the meantime a very friendly attitude towards the most infamous Italian new-fascist movement), but finally says that he’s absolutely against fascism (just like the Party leader at the Chambers of Deputy after saying that the “First Fascism was good”) and rejects Marine LePen invitation to join her Front National (French right party) in a battle against European Union (but it took him a week to do this, you know things are so slowly nowadays)…

Almost every day he attacks the press calling journalists names, saying that newspapers should be closed, that TV news is just rubbish but then he publishes on his HolyBlog an appeal for freedom of the press…

He works to prevent the left leader Mr Bersani from forming a new government saying his movement will never support him, but he pretend that his movement could lead a new government even if he don’t even mention the name of a possible Prime Minister (he will choose it with a lottery?)…

He spends years delegitimizing politics and politicians (there was a “f**k you” for everyone) and convincing millions of people in Italy that each and every (old)politician is a thief and a liar (“they are all the same” it’s the mantra), he humiliates 5Stars’ MPs and Senators (the leader didn’t stand as a candidate, probably this way he ain’t been contaminated by dirty politics) summoning a surprise meeting in a Bed and Breakfast outside Rome where he could teach them the Word and nobody could ear it (alas, this time no online shows!) reducing them to a group of stupid students on a field trip… but in the end he performs a master stroke: he says that in our Country traditional Parties, have no respect for the Parliament, are overthrowing its power with a golpe, a sort of creeping coup made to prevent that the Country could be governed (and in fact this evening 5Stars MPs and Senators are occupying the Chambers of deputy and the Senate reading the Italian constitution, and this time yes, we can watch them online)…

This man is a genius. He’s a goddamn genius!

(the only trouble with geniuses like him is that when they take the power, real troubles start)